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SubmittedbyPBGVCATreasurerGloriaSwaine
PBGVCATreasurer’sReportI
Currentassetstotal$71,168.53.Overall,thetotalnetincomefor2013was$6,918.56.Thisamountexcludes
whatwasreceivedasinsuranceproceeds.Therewasanetlossof$6,708.65fromgeneralclubactivities.Hunt
activitiesproducedanetincomeof$3,055.74andshoweventactivitiesproducedanetincomeof$10,571.47.
whilethelittersisterwonBOStohim.Shewasalso
co-breederandco-ownerofWD,BWatthe2013PBGVCA
National.SandyjudgedherfirstPBGVsweepsatChicago
Internationalin2007.Sandywritesaboutherfirst
encounterwiththisbreed,itscharismaandher
continuedfascinationwiththebreed.
MeganEsherickisdogtrainerextraordinaire.Sheisthe
programdirectorforCaninePartnersforLife,anon-profit
servicedogorganization.Meganhaswrittenanarticleto
addressthetrainingofaPBGVinthefastexplodingagility
arena.MeganisaAKCBreederofMeritwhocompetesina
varietyofactivitieswithbothPBGVsandGBGVs.Heragility
articleinpartfirstappearedintheAKCGazette.Tofollow
herpackadventures,gotowww.clancypbgv.com.
RobynWallisonBreeding.IaskedRobynhowshe
managedtoproducesuchfinequalitygenerationafter
generation.Robyn’scomment:“Ifindbreedingisjusta
matterofknowingtherightbalanceandnevercompromising
thatprinciple.Thisisaneasyandfundamentallawof
breedingwhichIguessiseitherhardtolearn,ormaybe
moretothepoint,followthroughwith.Weallwantto
produceshowdogsfromwell-plannedlitters.
“Unfortunately,theonewiththegreatanglesand
movementisnotthebestshape,butthereisalwaysthat
luretokeepitandcontinuetojustifytoyourselfthatit
issuchawonderfulshowdogandhasplentyofbreed
characteristics,andsoeventuallyconyourselfthatitis
goodtype.Thenyourideaofthe
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